To help people experience dignity & wholeness in relationship with god, family & community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$382K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $368K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$382K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$29.9M
126% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 126% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$34.4M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$34.0M
To programs
88%
Net assets
−$6.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$34.4M
FY2021▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$32.5M
FY2021$34.4M
FY2022$37.6M
FY2023$38.3M
FY2024$43.0M
Expenses
$34.0M
FY2021▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$35.2M
FY2021$34.0M
FY2022$37.9M
FY2023$38.1M
FY2024$38.7M
Net assets
−$6.1M
FY2021▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$6.6M
FY2021−$6.1M
FY2022−$6.4M
FY2023−$6.3M
FY2024−$2.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1985.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $30.0M Management & general 12% · $4.0M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $382K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Administrator
$144,396Pt VII · Sec A
Administrator
$133,170Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Director
$104,772Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah R Lyle’s $172K as Administrator is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deborah R Lyle$172,263$157,451$148,762$144,396$138,165
Bonnie J Smith——$130,203$133,170$125,005
Matilda a Arowosegbe$130,190$127,454———
Dana N Albaugh$129,890$111,646———
Ayele Zonor—$102,410$125,745——
Concilie Syori—$115,220———
Mgbenta B Djomgoa——$111,369——
Sandra Brown$106,233————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $29.9M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Graceworks Enhanced Living

Graceworks enhanced living provided a safe, caring environment for 211 adults with developmental disabilities living in 44 homes in butler, greene, hamilton and montgomery counties. Day programs in hamilton and montgomery counties provided recreational day habilitation services for 83 adults with developmental disabilities.

$19.8Mprogram expense
02

Graceworks Housing Services

Graceworks housing services provided affordable housing for 716 elderly or disabled individuals with limited financial resources in 18 apartment communities in ohio, indiana and kentucky. On-site employees worked to establish caring and stable environments in well-maintained and conveniently located apartment buildings.

$7.1Mprogram expense
03

Graceworks at Home

Health at home, LLC, a program of graceworks at home, provided health and therapy services for 739 individuals in their homes and had 1,325 episodes of skilled home CARE.GRACEWORKS at home provided older adults of bethany village and the surrounding community with 43,738 hours of personal care and private transportation services and had…

$3.1Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$34.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$722K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Money outPt IX
$34.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$30.0M
Managementcol C$4.0M
Owns and owesPt X
−$6.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$23.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$722K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$34.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.9M
Other assetsLn 15$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$23.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.9M
Net assetsLn 32−$6.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5675
VolunteersI 6353
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.0M$14.9M
Total assetsLn 16$25.4M$23.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32.0M$29.9M
Net assetsLn 32−$6.6M−$6.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17.8M$16.8M$1.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$191K$148K$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.8M$2.5M$268K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.5M$1.4M$90K
Legal feesLn 11b$33K$24K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$138K$97K$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$64K$64K$710
Office expensesLn 13$381K$344K$37K
OccupancyLn 16$3.2M$3.2M$34K
TravelLn 17$192K$158K$34K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$38K$27K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.9M$1.8M$33K
InsuranceLn 23$362K$314K$48K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.7M$2.4M$2.3M
All other expensesLn 24e$740K$677K$63K
Total functional expensesLn 25$34.0M$30.0M$4.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $43.0M$38.7M$4.2M−$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $38.3M$38.1M$152K−$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $37.6M$37.9M−$308K−$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $34.4M$34.0M$461K−$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $32.5M$35.2M−$2.7M−$6.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $34,447,691 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $135,165$99,320
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,942,861$33,615,736
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$91,665$10,338
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $545,282$722,297
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $32,531,643$34,447,691
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,254,638$22,269,008
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,988,650$11,717,269
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $35,243,288$33,986,277
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,711,645$461,414
Part VI · Governance 15 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $34,447,691 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $29,020 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$40,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,320
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$99,320
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,615,736$33,615,736
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,922$3,922
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,416$6,416
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $36,406 · Excluded from tax $656,871$693,277
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,615,736 · Unrelated business $36,406 · Excluded from tax $696,229$34,447,691
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,986,277 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,808,533 · Management $1,020,943$17,829,476
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $148,330 · Management $42,676$191,006
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,488,665 · Management $267,689$2,756,354
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,402,132 · Management $90,040$1,492,172
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $23,807 · Management $9,154$32,961
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $96,620 · Management $41,764$138,384
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $63,521 · Management $710$64,231
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $343,768 · Management $37,183$380,951
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,194,535 · Management $34,203$3,228,738
IX-17 TravelPrograms $158,175 · Management $34,313$192,488
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,713 · Management $10,946$37,659
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,844,069 · Management $33,391$1,877,460
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $313,900 · Management $47,618$361,518
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,397,106 · Management $2,265,443$4,662,549
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $677,132 · Management $63,198$740,330
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $29,987,006 · Management $3,999,271 · Fundraising $0$33,986,277
Part X · Balance sheet $23,740,295 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,773,681$2,956,309
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,275,750$2,266,016
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $351,078$313,066
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,959,562$14,902,181
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,047,414$3,302,723
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,407,485$23,740,295
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,710,180$3,227,510
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $7,720,000$7,720,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $108,984$95,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,010,910$29,882,306
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$6,603,425−$6,142,011
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$6,603,425−$6,142,011
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,407,485$23,740,295
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$6,142,011 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$34,447,691
XI-2 Total expenses$33,986,277
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$461,414
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$6,603,425
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$6,142,011

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